Angular 4/5 material raised button with input file - html

Question

I am working on a angular application, currently to upload a file I am using this :
<label class="btn btn-default">
<input type="file" (change)="selectFile($event)">
</label>
<button class="btn btn-success" [disabled]="!selectedFiles"
(click)="upload()">Upload</button>
with methods on my .ts file, it is working well.
I want to upgrade this to material angular components raised button like that right now :
<button mat-raised-button>
<input type="file" (change)="selectFile($event)">
</button>
<button mat-button disabled [disabled]="!selectedFiles" (click)="upload()">Upload</button>
the disabled button is doing well but the input file part doesnt work , it prints baddly and does not open a file folder search window. any ideas?

Answer 1

Won't advise using input field within a button, better you hide the file input and then a button to trigger it. The below example will show a minimal example of it
#Component({
selector: 'my-app',
template: `
<div>
<h2>Hello {{name}} is for Uploading</h2>
</div>
<button mat-raised-button (click)="openInput()">
Select File to Upload
</button>
<input id="fileInput" hidden type="file" (change)="fileChange($event.target.files)" >
<button mat-button [disabled]="!ourFile" (click)="upload()">Upload</button>
`
})
export class App {
name:string;
ourFile: File; // hold our file
constructor() {
this.name = `Angular! v${VERSION.full}`
}
/**
* this is used to trigger the input
*/
openInput(){
// your can use ElementRef for this later
document.getElementById("fileInput").click();
}
fileChange(files: File[]) {
if (files.length > 0) {
this.ourFile = files[0];
}
}
/**
* this is used to perform the actual upload
*/
upload() {
console.log('sending this to server', this.ourFile);
}
}
Check this plnk
With the above example, you should be able to style your button without distorting HTML semantics